Self-Storage Associations

The Self Storage Association of the United Kingdom (SSA-UK) has released its eighth annual survey report providing industry data on average rents, occupancy, facility types and other information. Produced by Deloitte Real Estate, the report surveyed 79 self-storage ...More

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear has signed an amended bill updating the state’s self-storage lien-law process as well as a bill granting storage operators the ability to act as limited-lines agents for tenant insurance. Both bills were signed last week and lobbied by the ...More

The Minnesota legislature passed a $434 million tax-relief bill last month that included the repeal of controversial sales taxes that would have affected some business services this month, including self-storage. ...More

An amended bill intended to update the self-storage lien law in Alabama appears to have stalled in the senate, effectively ending its chance for passage this year, according to the national Self Storage Association, which supported the bill along with the Alabama Self ...More

Update 4/8/14 – The governors of Indiana and Michigan signed updated self-storage lien laws last month, enacting new measures that change the administering of the lien-law process for facility operators in those states. ...More

Self-storage tenant-insurance selling practices in Alabama and Michigan have come under fire from state regulators who say some storage operators are selling insurance without a license and some policies offered by insurers have intentionally misled customers. Indiana-based ...More

With marijuana laws changing rapidly across the country, self-storage operators may soon be fielding questions from potential tenants about storing and growing the plant in their units. Industry professionals advise operators to stay informed and stick to the laws in their ...More

Legislation has been introduced in Kentucky and Maryland that, if passed, would clarify the ability of self-storage operators to offer tenant insurance to customers. Both bills would enable facility managers to offer limited-lines programs as agents of qualified insurers ...More